An 18-year-old woman reported to Waterford Township Police that her boyfriend hit her in the face and the neck after saying he intended to take his life by lying down on a nearby railroad track. The woman said she met with Joseph Lee Kollinger, 19, of Waterford after he told her at 10:30 p.m. Monday that he planned to commit suicide. When she came to the area of Waterloo Street and Andersonville Road, the two began arguing inside her vehicle, then Kollinger struck her, police said. Police say Kollinger did admit to them he told his girlfriend about lying on the railroad tracks, but only to get her to come talk to him. On Tuesday, he was arraigned before the 51st District Court Judge Jodi Debbrecht Switalski on one count of domestic assault. He was given a $2,500, 10 percent bond and lodged at Oakland County Jail.

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-- Staff writer Monica Drake

Police chase ends in Orion Township; no injuries reported

No injuries were reported Monday after a chase that began in Waterford quickly involved Oakland County Sheriff's deputies and ended in Orion Township. The suspect -- an 18-year-old man -- was charged with fleeing and eluding police and turned back over to Waterford police after the incident, officials report.

WOLVERINE LAKE

House fire remains under investigation

An investigation continues after a fire investigator was contacted Monday to try to determine what, and possibly who, caused a house fire on the 800 block of Laguna. There were no injuries in the fire, deputies say.

-- Staff writer John Turk

HiGHLAND TWP.

Teen in custody for suspected sexual assault

A Highland Township teen was taken into custody Tuesday under suspicion that he raped a young girl at knife point in the woods. Charges for the 16-year-old are pending, Oakland County Sheriff's deputies report. Responding officials came to a home on the 2300 block of Mead Boulevard after a woman called and said her daughter was assaulted. According to a release, the girl told her mother that the 16-year-old, who lived at the same mobile home park as the family, had taken her into the woods and sexually assaulted her. Authorities found the boy shortly afterward. The wooded crime scene was processed and the boy was taken to the Children's Village juvenile detention center. The girl, who was seriously injured in the attack, was taken to Huron Valley Hospital for medical treatment.